Hair-net package



Nov. 19, 1929; M. A. HEYMAN 1, 36,313

HAIR NET PACKAGE Filed July 19, 1927 10 I INVENTOR M WAJYQWZ,

ATTORNEY Patented Nov. 19,1929

mucus Law, or mew YORK, n. Y. I

HAIR-NET PACKAGE Application fle l luly 19,]1987. Serial No. 208,848.

M present inventionrelates topackaging, and liasparticular reference tothe packagmg of hair nets for the ultimate retall sale thereof.

, The proper and convenient packaging of hair nets is rendered diflicultby the peculiar nature of suchv articles, particularly in view of thefact that hair nets are not only extremely delicate, but alsodiflicult'to handle. Moreover, because of this delicacy and for otherobviousv reasons, the hair netsshould be kept in as smooth a conditionas. possible.

Heretofore, it has been customary to wrap each hair net in a relativelylarge and oversized piece of paper, folding this paper three or fourtimes so as to provide a relatively. compact mass which is thereuponinserted into an ordinary opa ue envelope. The size unfold the paper,and examine the hair net.

Such handling is of course an additional obstacle to neat and protectlvepackaglng.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a device which isnot only extremely simple in structural nature, but also efliclent fromthe standpoint of protection and compactness. My device is one whichpermits the .hair net to be examined without removing it from itscontainer and which encloses the hair net in a neat, convenient, andattractive package which kee s the net smooth and which is notexcessivey large. I

Briefly, my invention contemplates the provision of a transparent outerenvelope and a reinforcing insert for the latter, the msert being soconstructed and arran ed that it will serve at the same time to ((5efliciently 60 protect the net, and (6) permit exam nation of the netthrough the transparent envelope, i. e., without removing the insert andnet from the envelope.

My present invention is designed primarily for use with extremely smallhair nets of a character which are designed to fit over the small buns"or gatherings of hair which are formed b girls whose bobbed hair hasbeen permltte to grow. Inasmuch as nets of this small character are, inmy opinion, themselves, it is desirable to indicate the method of usingsuch'nets, and accordingly it is an additional feature of my inventionto construct the reinforcing insert in such a man ner that the use ofthe enclosed hair net will 5 be clearly indicated to the prospectivepurchaser. To accom lish this result, I impart to theinsert this aditional function by configuring all or a portion thereof to the outlineo a glrls head and illustrating upon this outline .the method in whichthe hair net is to be employed.

It is one important feature of my invention to provide the insert in theform of a doubledover blank adapted to receive the hair nettherebetween, in this way completely en closin and thereb protecting themajor portion 0 the net. Ii is another feature of my invention toprovide the insert with cut-out portions or recesses through which smallporso tions of the enclosed net will be rendered visible. And it is aparticular feature of my in vention to provide these recesses in such amanner and of such a shape and size that the insert material adjacent tothe recesses will be configured to the outline head as mentioned above.

vided in the form 0 a rectangle having opnew by 00 posite side edges 11,and longitudinal edges 12 and 13. Each of the last mentioned edges isapproximately twice the length of the side edges 11 where thetransparent envelope with which the blank-is to be employed issubstantially square and has edges just slightly greater than each sideedge 11.

The blanklO is designed to be folded upon itself along a medial foldline 14 so as to provide a double-layer enclosure which will fit snuglyinto the transparent envelope, at the same time completely enclosing andthereby protecting the major portion of a hair net.

In accordance with my invention and in the embodiment illustrated, Iprovide suitably shaped recesses along the marginal edge 13, theserecesses or cut-out portions being so configured that the blank, whenfolded upon itself, will be provided with a corner 15 (Figure 2)configured to the outline of a girls head. Referring to Figure 1, theserecesses comprise a central recess 16 arranged along the fold line 14and lateral recesses 17 and 17 The edge 18 of the recess 17 and the edge19 of the recess 16 lie along a diagonal line extending fromthelongitudinal edge 13 to a medial point upon the fold line 14. Similarly,the edges 19' and 18' lie along a symmetrically disposed diagonal line.The other two edges 20 and 20 of the recess 16 defineone side of thehead outline referred to, the oppositeside of the outline beingconstituted of the edges 21 and 21 of the recesses 17 and 17 respectivelIt need hardly be pointed out that when the blank is doubled upon itselfalong the folded. line 14, the symmetrically arranged recess edges willregister with each other so that the doubled-over blank will present anoutline as indicated clearly in Figure 2. The doubled-over blank is soshaped and sized as to fit snugly into the transparent envelope 22 andthereby constitutes a reinforcing insert for the envelope, serving tokeep the envelope flat and protecting it from dama e.

Viewing the doubled-over blank of Figure 2 as a reinforcing insert, itwill be noted that the girls head outline is arranged in one cornerthereof, this outline being provided by the pair of recesses 16 and 17.The recess designated by the reference numeral 17 in Figure 2 willobviously be constituted of the registering recesses 17 and 17' ofFigure 1.

In the acking of a hair net, the net is applied to tfie blank while thelatter is unfolded as shown in Figure 1, and thereupon the blank isfolded upon itself and inserted into the transparent envelope 22.. Theflap 23 may then be sealed, if desired, and the pack age is thencomplete for shipment or sale. It will be noted that the completedpackage is extremely neat, attractive, and compact, suitably befittingthe enclosure and sale of a delicate hair net. No opening of the package is necessary. to examine thenet, since small portions of theenclosed net show be wrapped in this manner is of a particularly smalltype adapted forv use with buns, the

outline 15 of the girls head may beprintedupon to complete therepresentation of a girls head, and this representation willadvantageously embody a bun 24 of the charac- 'tergfor which the net isdesi ned., Preferably, the representation of t e irls head will show anet arranged upon t e bun 24, so that a purchaser may see at a glancehow the net is to be employed.

It will be understood that the complete representation of a-girls headwill preferably be .made upon both sides of the doubled insert, and inthis way it will be immaterial whether the completed package is pickedup upside-down or not. Also, it is contemplated that certain printedmatter, including a trade mark, etc., will appear upon theexposedsurfacesof the doubled-over insert.

It is to vbe noted particularly that the doubled-over blank serves as anefficient reinforcement for the envelope despite the recesses which havebeen cut therein. In other words, certain portions of the head 15 arepreferably arranged along the edges of the doubled-over blank so thatthe enerally square contour of the blank' will he maintained.

As to certain phases of my invention, the provision of recesses so as toprovide an outline head in a corner of the 1nsert is not es-' sential.For example, the edges of the insert layers may be so configured'andrecessed that the entire insert conforms to such an outline. In such anevent, the outline would have portions which lie along the basicsnugly-fitting square or rectangle so that this general rectangularshape, which serves to reinforce the container and keepiit smooth andflat, will i serves at one and the same time as (a) a reinforcinginsert, (6) an eflicient protective enclosure for the delicate hair net,(0) a means for examlning the hair net despite the enclosure of itsmajor portion, (d) a means for depicting or illustratin the special useto which the hair net is to It will thus be obvious that many 0 anges inthe details herein described and illus-, trated for the purpose ofexplaining the nature of my invention may be made by those skilled inthe art without departing fromthe' spirit and scope of the invention asexpressed ioo vided with cut-out portions for rendering portions of thesandwiched net visible through said envelope, said cut-out portionsdefining the outline of a human head.

2. A hair net package comprising in combination a transparent envelope,anda snugly fitting double-layer insert of relatively stifi' materialfor reinforcing the envelope and at the same time completely enclosingand ,therebyfrotecting the major portion of a hair net, sai inserthaving a marginal recess so arranged as to display a small portion ofthe enclosed net throught said envelope, said recess defining theoutline of a human head.

3. A hair net package comprising in combination a transparent envelope,and a snugly fitting reinforcing insert forsaid envelope, said insertcomprising a doubled-over blank adapted to sandwich a hair nettherebetween and provided with marginal recesses which permit smallportions of the net to show through the envelope, and said recessesbeing so configured that the insert material adjacent to them willdefine the outline of a girls head.

4. A hair net package comprising in combination a transparent envelope,and a snugly fitting reinforcing insert for said envelope, said insertcomprising a doubled-over blank adapted to sandwich a hair nettherebetween and provided with a pair of recesses marginally arranged onopposite sides of a corner thereof, said recesses permitting smallportions of the hair net to show through the envelope and being soconfigured and arranged that the insert portion adjacent to saidrecesses will be configured to the outline of a girls head.

5. In a hair net package, the combination w1th a transparent rectangularenvelope, of a pa r of superposed reinforcing layers of relatively stiffmaterial the envelope and adapted to sandwich a hair net therebetween,said layers having a pair of superposed corners configured to theoutllne of a girls head, whereby a portion of the sandwiched hair netwill be exposed to view adjacent to said outline.

6. For use with a transparent rectangular envelope, a reinforcing inserttherefor comprising a blank so shaped and sized that when doubled uponitself it will .fit snugly into the envelope, said doubled blank beingadapted to receive a hair net therebetween snugly fittable into andhaving marginal recesses through which small ortions of the enclosedhair net may be visi le, and said recesses being so configured that theinsert material adj acent to them will define the outline of a girlshead.

7. For use with a transparent rectangular envelope, a reinforciminsert'therefor comprisin a blank so slaped and sized that when doubledupon itself it will fit snugly into the envelope, said doubled blankbelng adapted to receive a hair net therebetween and having marginalrecesses through which small portions of the enclosed hair net may bevisible, said recesses bein shaped to define an insert portion thereetween having the confi ration of a girls head, and at least one of saidrecesses being arranged along the fold line of the blank.

In witness whereof, I have signed this V specification this 14th day ofJul 1927.

MARCUS A. EYMAN.

